Article: New transfusion medicine data have been reported by researchers at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Periodontics.

A report, 'Necrotizing stomatitis: a possible periodontal manifestation of deferiprone-induced agranulocytosis,' is newly published data in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics. According to a study from Rohtak, India, "Thalassemia major is a rare inherited anemia, and affected children require blood transfusions every 2-4 weeks to survive. Repeated blood transfusions lead to a build-up of toxic levels of iron in the body, causing organ damage and premature death, primarily due to iron-induced heart disease."

"Deferiprone is one of a few drugs that are routinely used in medicine for the treatment of iron overload in ...

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